President Judson Hammond (Walter Huston) changes after he’s in a car accident. The once passive politician begins trying to achieve world peace through a dictatorship. Franchot Tone is Secretary Hartley Beekman and a key member of the president’s circle.

Mary (Loretta Young) is on trial for murder. Through flashbacks, the viewer sees how Mary lived an unfortunate life and turned to a gangster (Ricardo Cortez) for a life of comfort before falling in love with attorney Tom (Franchot Tone).

Shirley (Maureen O’Sullivan) was born to a mother (Alice Brady) who controls every aspect of her life and who pushes her into an entertainment career. When Shirley falls in love with artist Warren Foster (Franchot Tone), the meddling mother will stop at nothing to regain control.

Actress Lola Burns (Jean Harlow) wants freedom from her sneaky publicist Space Hanlon (Lee Tracy) and her greedy father (Frank Morgan). When she meets the refined Gifford Middleton (Franchot Tone), Lola thinks that her life is finally getting on the right track…but Hanlon has one more trick up his sleeve!

​When she marries composer Douglas Hall (Franchot Tone), Helen (Constance Bennett) agrees to abandon her singing career. In order to perform, Helen masquerades as French singer Raquel and fools her husband...for a while.

A cook's daughter, Sadie McKee (Joan Crawford) runs off with her sweetheart Tommy (Gene Raymond). When things go awry, Sadie marries for money, much to the frustration of her childhood friend Michael (Franchot Tone).

Benny (Franchot Tone) struggles to follow a straight path once he is released from prison. He's torn between a new girlfriend (Karen Morley) and an old flame (Gladys George and easily influenced by former gangster friends.

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Gentlemen are Born-1934

Recently graduated from college, four men (including Bob, played by Franchot Tone) struggle to enter the workforce and find their path in the world.